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Comment Re:Lego (Score 0) 458

After playing Minecraft for 4 hours over the weekend with my 10 y.o. son watching over my shoulder, I have to agree. Now I need to get him setup with his own computer so he can play for hours on end.

I'm hooked, and my 13 year-old son is hooked as well. It's a dangerous game. At least he has his own computer, though.

The Almighty Buck

Facebook CEO Accused of Securities Fraud 247

Precision noted that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg turned 26 last week, and gets to celebrate by being accused of securities fraud. This goes back to the old Facebook legend that Zuckerberg stole code from other Harvard students.
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Researchers Restore Youthful Memory In Aging Mice 145

An anonymous reader writes "German neuroscientists made a breakthrough in 'age-related cognitive decline', a common condition that often begins in one's late 40s (especially declarative memory — the ability to recall facts and experiences). Their new study identifies a genetic 'switch' for the cluster of learning and memory genes that cause memory impairment in aging mice. By injecting an enzyme, the team 'flipped' the switch to its on position for older mice, giving them the memory and learning performance they'd enjoyed when they were young. Now the team ultimately hopes to recover seemingly lost long-term memory in human patients." The video, which explains the gene flipping mechanism, is worth a watch (2:18).

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